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Week 3 Flashcards

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1
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didactic

A

intended to teach, making moral observations

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warrant

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to justify

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3
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oblique

A

neither parallel nor perpendicular; indirect, devious

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verbose

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wordy

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tacit

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quiet, silent

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inimical

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hostile, unfriendly

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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talisman

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a charm used to avert evil and bring good fortune

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harbinger

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one who presages or foreshadows what is to come

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beneficent

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doing or producing good, especially acts of kindesss and charity

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dilettante

A

a person having a superficial interest in an art or branch of knowledge

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itinerant

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one who travels from place to place

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obstreperous

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stubbornly resistant to control

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14
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soporific

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something that induces sleep

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repugnance

A

strong dislike or distaste

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16
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molt

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the shedding of shells, horns, fur or feathers

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digress

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to turn from the main subject of attention

18
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voracious

A

having a huge appetite

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congenial

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pleasant, sociable

20
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immaterial

A

of no substantial importance

21
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drone

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a monotonous sound, also a drudge; parasite

22
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inflection

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a change in pitch or loudness of voice

23
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carp

A

to find fault, complain

24
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castigation

A

severe punishment

25
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collaborate

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to work jointly with others

26
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exacerbate

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to make more violent, bitter or severe

27
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exonerate

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to relieve of responsibility or blame

28
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temporal

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relating to earthly life

29
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impeccable

A

incapable of sinning; flawless

30
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mitigate

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to lessen in severity

31
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propagate

A

to increase; to foster growing knowledge

32
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revile

A

to subject to verbal abuse

33
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novice

A

a beginner

34
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equivocate

A

to use ambiguous language with intent to deceive; to avoid committing oneself

35
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paragon

A

a model of excellence

36
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conundrum

A

an intricate and difficult problem; mystery

37
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vignette

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a short, descriptive, literary sketch

38
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somnolent

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heavy with sleep, drowsy

39
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charlatan

A

a fraud or faker

40
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quack

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a fraud, one who pretends to have medical skills

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